A Rare River Boat Pilot Badge GTRexclude A Second War Canadian Miniature

A Second War Canadian Miniature Group of Seven - Mounted as worn

exhibiting an overlaying pleat instead

"Der Fuhrer"

manufactured at Leningrad mint with raised "Leningradskii Monetny Dvor" mark and numbered "280636" on reverse

Naming is officially impressed in capitals on the CFD

A Rare River Boat Pilot Badge GTRexclude A Second War Canadian MiniatureA Rare River Boat Pilot Badge badge in silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 11, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 54mm(h), weighs 39. 6 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.